document.write( "Question 810512: On a weekend outing, carlos rents a motorboat for 8 hrs to travel down the river and back. the rental operator tells him to go for 3 hrs downstream, leaving 5 hrs to return upstream.
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document.write( "If the river flows at a speed of 7mph how fast must Carlos travel in order to return in 8 hrs?
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document.write( "How far downstream did carlos go before he returned back? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #488207 by richwmiller(17219) You can put this solution on YOUR website! r*t=d \n" ); document.write( "(r+7)*3=(r-7)*5, \n" ); document.write( "3r+21=5r-35 \n" ); document.write( "56=2r \n" ); document.write( "28 mph=r\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3*35=105 miles downstream\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |